Life, or Something Unlike It

Life. It could very well be the greatest thing humans have achieved. And the thing is, we really had nothing to do with it. It was all God. But we still give ourselves credit for everything. And then theres the whole cloning thing. Its not enough that we can create people the old fashioned way. Ya know, meet someone, date for a while, get married, and then all the sudden kids start popping up from nowhere. But nope, thats not enough, now we hafta be able to make exact replicas of ourselves. Or even better, genetically alter DNA (which also spells DAN and AND) to make new and improved people. We can even decide on eye and hair color to create a perfect, beautiful person. Ok. So that takes all the fun out of life. If that happens, then pretty soon we will all look alike. Its Hitlers plan all over again, just more scientific. And maybe less killing. But that is made up for by abortion. Now yall can argue all day that its the woman's choice or that sometimes its the only way, and yes, sometimes it might be, but other than that it is still MURDER. Now I'm not saying that the people who have abortions are bad. A lot of them are scared teenage girls who don't know what else to do. Its the act thats bad, its the act that needs to be condemned. And it is not the woman's choice to decide the fate of another human being. Its the woman's choice to decide to have sex or not. After that, they should have to live with the consequences. If you don't like that, then you can shove it up your ass. If your not prepared to deal with the consequences, then you better think twice about your actions.

With all the crap that is going on in the world, you gotta wonder why God doesn't just destroy the world and be done with it. We've done a pretty good job of screwing it up ourselves, I wouldn't blame Him for finishing it for us. But then, He did give us free will so we can do what we want with our lives. I really don't understand why the middle easterners don't just stand up and say "enough, we are tired of all the suicide bombings killing our neighbors, our children, our parents."

So is it all worth it? Is going to school to get a degree that, in my opinion, probably won't mean shit in a few years anyway worth all the trouble? One of my friends decided at the end of last spring to quit school and do missionary work. That took guts. He had to decide to leave his family, his friends, and go help others, without asking for anything in return. I honestly don't know if I would be able to do that. Life's hard enough at 2o just taking care of yourself. Is life worth living if you are unwilling to take a risk and go after something you want or believe in? It really isn't. You gotta take chances, otherwise you will always be kicking yourself and wondering what if. What if I had followed my dream and became a vet? What if I had asked her out when I had the chance? What if I had skipped school that day? The what ifs are what get us. They can tear us apart on the inside, which affects who we are on the outside. Instead of wondering what if, I should take the chance, no matter what the consequence. I'll never know how it would have turned out if I don't. I'll never know the answer if I sit back, waiting for life to hand me the answer without ever having to ask the question. Lifes not like that. Most of us will have to take risks in order to have the life we want. I, personally, have to stop waiting for things to fall into place. We are responsible for setting things in motion. If we don't take charge of our own lives, how are we supposed to take care of others? So yeah, if you don't take chances, things slip by, and who knows if you will ever have that opportunity again.